I grew up on in a council home and never once questioned my parents income, it was never a discussion.
We didnt eat a lot of fast food because it was considered a treat, not a food group.
We ate homemade meals consisting of meat, potatoes and vegetables - (which were not an optional choice). No vegetables, no dessert!!!
We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, babysat, helped neighbours with chores to be able to earn our own money.
We by no means were given everything we wanted.
We went outside a lot to play, ride bikes, run with friends, play hide and seek, or went swimming.
We rarely just sat inside.
Bottled water was unheard of.
If we had a coke, it was in a glass bottle and we didnt break the bottle when finished.
We saved it and cashed it back in at the shops for a sweet.
After school, we came home and did homework and chores, before going outside or having friends over.
We would ride our bikes for hours.
We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with and be home when the street lights came on!
You LEARNED from your parents instead of disrespecting them and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing.
What they said was LAW and you did not question it and you had better know it!
We watched what we said around our elders because we knew if we DISRESPECTED any grown-up, we would get a real telling off, it wasnt called abuse, it was called discipline!
We held doors, carried the shopping and gave up our seat for an older person without being asked.
You didnt hear swear words on the radio in songs or TV.
Please and Thank you, were part of our daily vocabulary!
The world we live in now is just so full of people who hate and disrespect others.
Consider Re-posting if youre thankful for your childhood.
I will never forget where I came from and only wish children nowadays had half the chance at the fun and respect for real life we grew up with!
Yes that was pretty much the life most of us had in our formative years.
The brats and obnoxious ones we complain about today, sadly, were raised and allowed to become that way by our generation, either as parents or grandparents.
It didnt just happen because of society.
Paul while those words are correct for a large majority it would be good to hear /read your thoughts instead of you copy/paste everyone else's words without recognising their efforts.
Paul, A Big thank you for your post.
Kebbin, it bit tough on Paul. After all, those who opened and read the post are now a little better educated.
I also have placed posts here where I have copied and pasted information.
My guess is that the" I digress"" section is just that, where we digress from the mainstream information.
I grew up on in a council home and never once questioned my parents income, it was never a discussion.
I grew up on an isolated bush block raised by Aunties and Grandmother, Mom and Dad both in uniform.
We didnt eat a lot of fast food because it was considered a treat, not a food group.
Fast food was a Rooster we were chasing to lop off his head for Sunday dinner.
We ate homemade meals consisting of meat, potatoes and vegetables - (which were not an optional choice). No vegetables, no dessert!!!
If it was on our plate we ate it, sometimes just bread and dripping, Sunday's canned fruit with custard or rice pudding.
We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, babysat, helped neighbours with chores to be able to earn our own money.
No lawn, just zinc weed and saltbush, no neighbours for miles, mustered sheep, cut kindling - What is money?
We by no means were given everything we wanted.
Want? Don't know what it means - got some hand down shoes (from cousin) at about 4 years old.
We went outside a lot to play, ride bikes, run with friends, play hide and seek, or went swimming.
No friends, saw neighbours at Church about once a month.
We rarely just sat inside.
Inside? One room with beds and a cookout.
Bottled water was unheard of.
Tank water sometimes, otherwise mainly bore.
If we had a coke, it was in a glass bottle and we didnt break the bottle when finished.
Gran made ginger beer in "stone" bottles for birthdays.
We saved it and cashed it back in at the shops for a sweet.
Took empty potato bags back to town to be refilled
. After school, we came home and did homework and chores, before going outside or having friends over.
Auntie taught me to read, write and do sums, at night after working.
We would ride our bikes for hours.
Rode a horse to muster, Bantam BSA at about 8.
We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with and be home when the street lights came on!
Where? Street light was moon and stars.
You LEARNED from your parents instead of disrespecting them and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing.
Not there! Just did what Gran said.
What they said was LAW and you did not question it and you had better know it!
Never given options, Her words were always right and filled with love.
We watched what we said around our elders because we knew if we DISRESPECTED any grown-up, we would get a real telling off, it wasnt called abuse, it was called discipline!
Manners was everything when at town or Church.
We held doors, carried the shopping and gave up our seat for an older person without being asked.
The sulky didn't have doors.
You didnt hear swear words on the radio in songs or TV.
Listened to cricket on crystal set late at night.
Please and Thank you, were part of our daily vocabulary!
Just manners.
The world we live in now is just so full of people who hate and disrespect others.
The World was at war - there were only us and the Empire, everyone else were enemy - (Nazi's, Ity's, Jap's and Wogs).
___________________________________________________________________________________________ Consider Re-posting if youre thankful for your childhood. I will never forget where I came from and only wish children nowadays had half the chance at the fun and respect for real life we grew up with! And we were never ever ever ever bored.
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Peter......I can certainly agree with you regards Bantam motorcycles .......especially as from the early '60's they could be compared to so many user friendly Japanese bikes becoming available (really the first time the English bikes had to face "competition")
-- Edited by KJB on Saturday 27th of April 2024 10:52:35 AM
Yes, I owned a 69 650 Lightning (all British bikes 'lighten' your wallet tho) and many others before buying a number of Kawasaki two stroke triples, they always made life very exciting...
KJB, I don't know about you but I'd sometimes forget to rock the Bantam from side to side first start of the morning, to remix the oil and fuel, before giving her a kick in the guts. Once I'd made that mistake it was either pull the plug out and clean the oil off it or (as it was freezing in winter) I'd just run while pushing it and dropping the clutch in second gear, after 200mtrs it would reluctantly fire and we were off. While I think of it do you remember the old Bantam did 15mph in first, 30 in second and 45 in third?
-- Edited by peter67 on Monday 29th of April 2024 08:31:25 AM
